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1939 Chicago Cubs Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
84-70, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 724 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Manager: Gabby Hartnett (84-70)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 726,663 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

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1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Bill Lee 29 19 15 .559 3.44 37 36 1 20 1 0 282.1 295 125 108 18 85 105 1 1 4 1202 115 1.346 9.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.24
2 SP Claude Passeau 30 13 9 .591 3.05 34 27 6 13 1 3 221.0 215 86 75 8 48 108 4 0 0 914 129 1.190 8.8 0.3 2.0 4.4 2.25
3 SP Larry French* 31 15 8 .652 3.29 36 21 11 10 2 1 194.0 205 80 71 7 50 98 1 0 5 828 120 1.314 9.5 0.3 2.3 4.5 1.96
4 SP Vance Page 33 7 7 .500 3.88 27 17 6 8 1 1 139.1 169 77 60 8 37 43 1 0 2 620 102 1.478 10.9 0.5 2.4 2.8 1.16
5 SP Dizzy Dean 29 6 4 .600 3.36 19 13 5 7 2 0 96.1 98 40 36 4 17 27 1 0 0 403 118 1.194 9.2 0.4 1.6 2.5 1.59
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 RP Charley Root 40 8 8 .500 4.03 35 16 12 8 0 4 167.1 189 83 75 11 34 65 2 1 0 709 98 1.333 10.2 0.6 1.8 3.5 1.91
7 RP Earl Whitehill* 40 4 7 .364 5.14 24 11 5 2 1 1 89.1 102 59 51 8 50 42 5 0 4 416 77 1.701 10.3 0.8 5.0 4.2 0.84
8 RP Jack Russell 33 4 3 .571 3.67 39 0 24 0 0 3 68.2 78 32 28 3 24 32 0 0 1 308 108 1.485 10.2 0.4 3.1 4.2 1.33
9 RP Gene Lillard 25 3 5 .375 6.55 20 7 4 2 0 0 55.0 68 48 40 2 36 31 3 0 2 264 60 1.891 11.1 0.3 5.9 5.1 0.86
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Clay Bryant 27 2 1 .667 5.74 4 4 0 2 0 0 31.1 42 23 20 3 14 9 1 0 1 154 69 1.787 12.1 0.9 4.0 2.6 0.64
11 Kirby Higbe 24 2 1 .667 3.18 9 2 6 0 0 0 22.2 12 9 8 0 22 16 0 0 0 101 125 1.500 4.8 0.0 8.7 6.4 0.73
12 Ray Harrell 27 0 2 .000 8.31 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.1 29 16 16 2 6 5 0 1 1 82 48 2.019 15.1 1.0 3.1 2.6 0.83
13 Vern Olsen* 21 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 7.2 2 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 30 1.174 2.3 0.0 8.2 3.5 0.43
Team Totals 31.7 84 70 .545 3.80 156 156 84 72 8 13 1392.1 1504 678 588 74 430 584 19 3 20 6031 104 1.389 9.7 0.5 2.8 3.8 1.36
Rank in 8 NL teams 3 5 5 2 6 5 3 7 5 5 3 3 4199
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Clay Bryant 27 1 2 .333 5.56 34.0 45 23 21 3 15 10 1 1.765 11.9 4.0 2.6 0.67 0.8 4 4
Dizzy Dean 29 7 4 .636 3.30 101.0 103 41 37 4 18 28 1 1.198 9.2 1.6 2.5 1.56 0.4 19 19
*Larry French 31 13 9 .591 3.31 201.0 214 82 74 7 52 102 1 1.323 9.6 2.3 4.6 1.96 0.3 36 36
Ray Harrell 27 4 8 .333 5.90 116.0 136 84 76 8 65 41 4 1.733 10.6 5.0 3.2 0.63 0.6 26 26
Kirby Higbe 24 10 14 .417 4.71 216.0 229 126 113 10 128 98 10 1.653 9.5 5.3 4.1 0.77 0.4 43 43
Bill Lee 29 18 14 .563 3.50 288.0 309 124 112 19 89 107 1 1.382 9.7 2.8 3.3 1.20 0.6 37 37
Gene Lillard 25 2 4 .333 6.87 55.0 71 47 42 2 38 31 3 1.982 11.6 6.2 5.1 0.82 0.3 20 20
Joe Marty 25 0 0 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 0 4 1 0 1.750 6.8 9.0 2.3 0.25 0.0 1 1
*Vern Olsen 21 0 0 0.00 6.0 3 0 0 0 10 2 0 2.167 4.5 15.0 3.0 0.20 0.0 4 4
Vance Page 33 8 8 .500 3.85 145.0 177 69 62 8 39 45 1 1.490 11.0 2.4 2.8 1.15 0.5 27 27
Claude Passeau 30 19 12 .613 3.28 283.0 280 114 103 9 76 141 5 1.258 8.9 2.4 4.5 1.86 0.3 42 42
Charley Root 40 9 9 .500 4.11 171.0 197 87 78 11 35 66 2 1.357 10.4 1.8 3.5 1.89 0.6 35 35
Jack Russell 33 4 4 .500 3.62 72.0 82 32 29 3 25 34 0 1.486 10.3 3.1 4.3 1.36 0.4 39 39
*Earl Whitehill 40 4 6 .400 5.24 91.0 107 59 53 8 52 43 5 1.747 10.6 5.1 4.3 0.83 0.8 24 24
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Clay Bryant 27 5 32 19 .627 3.67 121 45 46 23 4 7 517.0 485 237 211 11 248 267 5 2 13 2243 106 1.418 8.4 0.2 4.3 4.6 1.08 106
Dizzy Dean 29 9 147 80 .648 2.96 305 219 75 151 26 30 1908.1 1845 736 628 91 432 1144 27 5 12 7903 133 1.193 8.7 0.4 2.0 5.4 2.65 133
*Larry French 31 11 163 139 .540 3.49 460 318 88 166 32 15 2604.2 2831 1214 1009 140 672 950 30 2 32 11157 115 1.345 9.8 0.5 2.3 3.3 1.41 115
Ray Harrell 27 4 9 20 .310 5.73 104 31 31 6 1 3 301.1 346 229 192 25 161 126 9 1 12 1406 69 1.683 10.3 0.7 4.8 3.8 0.78 69
Kirby Higbe 24 3 13 15 .464 4.72 46 30 14 14 1 2 225.0 234 131 118 12 130 101 10 0 8 1033 84 1.618 9.4 0.5 5.2 4.0 0.78 84
Bill Lee 29 6 106 70 .602 3.21 240 200 24 110 23 8 1570.2 1562 645 560 84 483 640 13 3 31 6591 122 1.302 9.0 0.5 2.8 3.7 1.33 122
Gene Lillard 25 1 3 5 .375 6.55 20 7 4 2 0 0 55.0 68 48 40 2 36 31 3 0 2 264 60 1.891 11.1 0.3 5.9 5.1 0.86 60
Joe Marty 25 1 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 17 88 1.250 4.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33 88
*Vern Olsen 21 1 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 7.2 2 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 30 1.174 2.3 0.0 8.2 3.5 0.43
Vance Page 33 2 12 11 .522 3.86 40 26 8 11 1 2 207.1 259 110 89 12 50 61 1 1 3 915 101 1.490 11.2 0.5 2.2 2.6 1.22 101
Claude Passeau 30 5 51 65 .440 3.94 186 124 47 58 5 9 1026.0 1152 539 449 40 302 458 22 0 5 4493 106 1.417 10.1 0.4 2.6 4.0 1.52 106
Charley Root 40 15 191 149 .562 3.51 577 318 171 170 21 39 2978.2 3001 1338 1162 170 819 1363 78 3 21 12555 113 1.282 9.1 0.5 2.5 4.1 1.66 113
Jack Russell 33 14 82 137 .374 4.52 531 182 201 71 3 37 1996.2 2401 1165 1002 82 545 402 26 5 22 8778 95 1.475 10.8 0.4 2.5 1.8 0.74 95
*Earl Whitehill 40 17 218 185 .541 4.36 541 473 46 226 16 11 3564.2 3917 2018 1726 192 1431 1350 101 6 43 15795 100 1.500 9.9 0.5 3.6 3.4 0.94 100
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics

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